Journal of Digital Educational Technology

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APA

Buschmann, H., & Fiore, T. (2025). Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 5(2), ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295

Vancouver

Buschmann H, Fiore T. Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2025;5(2):ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295

AMA

Buschmann H, Fiore T. Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2025;5(2), ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295

Chicago

Buschmann, Heather, and Todd Fiore. "Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology". Journal of Digital Educational Technology 2025 5 no. 2 (2025): ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295

Harvard

Buschmann, H., and Fiore, T. (2025). Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 5(2), ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295

MLA

Buschmann, Heather et al. "Unlocking the essence of EdTech integration: Elementary teachers’ lived experiences with classroom technology". Journal of Digital Educational Technology, vol. 5, no. 2, 2025, ep2512. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/17295